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Weekly Case Digests — April 23-27, 2018
7th Circuit Digests 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Jill Otis v. Kayla J. Demarasse, et al. Case No.: 16-1875 Officials: Focus: Order Correcting Opinion The opinion issued in this case on April 2, 2018, is amended as follows: On page 16, line 14, the word “AFFIRMED” is to be followed by the words […]
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
Attorney Richard W. Steffes has filed a petition for consensual license revocation pursuant to SCR 22.19.1
Attorney Disciplinary Proceedings
We review a report and recommendation of Referee James J. Winiarski approving a stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Karene S. Marchan.
Due Process Violation
Gerrod Bell says he is entitled to a new trial because the first one, which resulted in convictions for the sexual assault of two victims, was unfair——a violation of his due process rights.
Sufficiency of Evidence
David and Patricia Everson appeal the judgment awarding $5,350.23 to Backwoods Construction, LLC.
Statutory Interpretation
Joshua Quisling was convicted of operating with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration, third offense, based on a maximum blood alcohol concentration level of 0.02.
Sentence Credit
Zachary Friedlander appeals the order of the circuit court denying him sixty-five days of sentence credit for time that he should have been in custody of the Jefferson County Jail, but was not, after prison officials released him from Oshkosh Correctional Institution and failed to transfer him to the jail or otherwise order him to report to the jail, and he met repeatedly with his probation agent [...]
Sufficiency of Evidence – Restitution
Angela Nellen appeals two elements of the circuit court’s order of restitution following Nellen’s conviction on two counts of theft of movable property.
Failure to State Claim
Brian Kirsch appeals from an order dismissing counterclaims and amended counterclaims pursuant to the Wisconsin Consumer Act (WCA).
Breach of Contract
Robert and Jill Conway appeal from a circuit court order granting summary judgment as to two claims and dismissing one of their claims.
Court Error – Abuse of Discretion
Christopher Kline appeals from a judgment convicting him of causing mental harm to a child and from a postconviction order denying his motion to amend the judgment of conviction to vacate the requirement that he register as a sex offender.
Postconviction Motion Denied
Darshawn Frison appeals from a judgment convicting him of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide as party to the crime and with dangerous weapon enhancements and from a circuit court order denying his postconviction motion challenging his sentence.
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